#1Of the 8 famous people born in Winter Garden, an unusual share are athletes
Jeff Demps, the American football player and sprinter, is the most widely known, written about in 13 languages. Second place goes to the American baseball player Jacob Brigham, third to Mark E. Walker. More than half were born since 1970, 7 in all. From Mark E. Walker to Parker Boudreaux, the births on the list run from 1967 to 1998.
What stands out about Winter Garden’s famous people
When Winter Garden’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1990s than in any other decade: 5.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Winter Garden is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 2.1 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Born in Winter Garden
First, Jeff Demps (13 languages), then Jacob Brigham (8) and Mark E. Walker (5).
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#3Everyone else born in Winter Garden
The other 5 span the years 1980 to 1998.

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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Ocoee has the most people on record, 3 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Winter Garden and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (4)
- Jeff Demps: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Brigham: U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sergio A. Gamboa, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark E. Walker: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Austin Gomber: Minda Haas Kuhlmann: flickr, personal website, twitter, instagram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons